The saga in Ottawa is finally over and now begins the lengthy and painful rebuild.

Erik Karlsson: gone.

Mark Stone: gone.

Matt Duchene: gone.

Mike Hoffman: gone

Ryan Dzingel: gone.

Through the trades, the Senators acquired a collection of NHL players (Chris Tierney, Anthony Duclair, Mikkel Boedker, Oscar Lindberg and Dylan DeMelo), prospects (Erik Brannstrom, Vitaly Abramov, Jonathan Davidsson, Rudolfs Balcers, Josh Norris and Julian Bergman), and draft picks (two firsts, one conditional first, four seconds and one sixth), but it’s unlikely many (or any) of the 19 assets create the same value that was lost here.

Karlsson is a top three defenceman in hockey, worth about 3.8 wins. Stone is an elite two-way forward that’s among the 20 best in hockey, worth about 3.6 wins. Duchene is a bonafide top-line centre, worth about 2.3 wins. Mike Hoffman is a top-line scoring winger, worth about 2.3 wins (though it’s worth noting...